Setting the scene for Independence Day, Shirland's sixth annual Freedom Festival returned on Saturday, June 28, 2025. The ...

Summerpalooza takes place from 5-10 p.m. July 12 in downtown Rockton. The opening act for the night is Piper Kei, with ...

Others wanted me to know that the supposed liberalism of my church’s denomination (the American Baptists) was the cause for ...

First responders were at a fire at St. John's Lutheran Church in the village of Hebron after a possible lightning strike.

A deacon who helped prevent what authorities say could have been a mass shooting by using his pickup truck to strike a gunman outside a Michigan church has received a new Ford F-150.

The Chemtool chemical plant in Rockton, Illinois, caught fire Monday after a reported explosion, authorities said. A mandatory evacuation is in place for the town, located north of Rockford.

Churches and other houses of worship registered as tax-exempt nonprofits can endorse political candidates to their congregations, the IRS said Monday, issuing a new interpretation of the tax code.

The Internal Revenue Service has staked out the position that churches may discuss electoral politics without running afoul of tax-exempt status law.

Churches Can Endorse Political Candidates, IRS Says Daniel Silliman New interpretation of tax law is a win for conservative Christians who have long opposed the Johnson Amendment.

In court filings Monday, the IRS has largely backed down on a decades-old rule that barred churches from engaging in political activity.

A decades-old rule keeping churches from endorsing politicians was struck down in court. Here's what to know about the Johnson Amendment.